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With his legs secured in bandages, the mixed pit bull now known as "Freckles" looks as if he might have been in a car wreck, but when he arrived at Essex Middle River Veterinary Center, Dr. Matthew Jones quickly ascertained he had been dragged behind one.

Freckles was taken to Noah's Arks Rescue in Okatie, S.C. and he is making improvements that are making those caring for him smile from ear-to-ear.